German ww1 belt restoring

Article about: As my friend asks me to clean the leather , he just wanted to recover original color of it. Even after the cleaning I found out the markings. Personally I d id not like claned stuff. Just a

German ww1 belt restoring

As my friend asks me to clean the leather , he just wanted to recover original color of it. Even after the cleaning I found out the markings. Personally I d id not like claned stuff.
Just a place where the steel buckle was damaged leather is still black

Re: German ww1 belt restoring

Re: German ww1 belt restoring

Dimas, ruined !
Prost ! Steve.

"The German Army is the perfectly adapted, perfectly running Machine. The difference is that the Germans are organised with a view to War...with the cold, hard, practical and business-like purpose of winning victories."
G.W. Steevens - The Daily Mail (1897)

Re: German ww1 belt restoring

Re: German ww1 belt restoring

I do not think there has been any damage to the belt. It appears that it is stiil supple enough to be wound up and slowing down the ultimate drying out and decompisition is not a bad thing. The attitude of do nothing is good when you do not have a clue as to what your are doing but honest educated conservation is a good thing.
Although the is not an awards thread I always laugh at those who think they are doing a good thing when they let silver oxidize. Letting silver turn black lets the oxidization eat the silver away. Just like letting rust eat steel.
SteveR